{"product_id":"9781472568298","title":"Noël Coward Screenplays: In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, The Astonished Heart","description":"This collection brings together three of Coward's most important screenplays –\u003ci\u003e In Which We Serve\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (1945) and \u003ci\u003eThe Astonished Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (1950). The collection features the shooting scripts for each film alongside contextual notes for each play, and a general introduction, by Barry Day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Which We Serve\u003c\/i\u003e earned Coward an Academy Honorary Award in 1943 as well as the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film. The film remains a classic of wartime British cinema. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e, the most famous screenplay in this collection, is based on Coward's 1936 one-act play \u003ci\u003eStill Life\u003c\/i\u003e. It remains one of the greatest love stories of all time, coming second in a British Film Institute poll of the top 100 British films. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Astonished Heart\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a psychiatrist's growing obsession for a good-time girl and the resulting tragedy this leads to. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection features a foreword by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator Emeritus, Film, at New York's MoMA, and an eight-page black and white plate section of production stills.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176817017072,"sku":"9781472568298","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472568298_p0.jpg?v=1763598442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472568298","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}